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Dengue vaccine is a vaccine used to prevent dengue fever in humans. [9] Development of dengue vaccines began in the 1920s but was hindered by the need to create immunity against all four dengue serotypes. [10] As of 2023, there are two commercially available vaccines, sold under the brand names Dengvaxia and Qdenga. [11] [12]
The most effective malaria vaccine is the R21/Matrix-M, with a 77% efficacy rate shown in initial trials and significantly higher antibody levels than with the RTS,S vaccine. It is the first vaccine that meets the World Health Organization's (WHO) goal of a malaria vaccine with at least 75% efficacy, [6] [7] and only the second malaria vaccine ...
This vaccine is the first to meet the World Health Organization's Malaria Vaccine Technology Roadmap goal of a vaccine with at least 75% efficacy. [145] Germany-based BioNTECH SE is developing an mRNA-based malaria vaccine BN165 [146] which has recently initiated a Phase 1 study [clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT05581641] in December 2022. The ...
Dengue fever typically carries a mortality rate of less than 1% if it is detected early and treated properly. If left untreated, the mortality rate can be as high as 20%, the CDC said. Show comments
A new vaccine candidate was more than 83 percent effective at protecting against hospitalizations over a three-year clinical trial. Dengue virus is a mosquito-borne disease that can cause severe ...
In May 2024, TAK-003 became the second dengue vaccine to be prequalified by the World Health Organization (WHO). [51] This live-attenuated vaccine, developed by Takeda is similar to the Dengvaxia vaccine in the fact that it contains a weakened version of the four variants of dengue virus. The difference between the two vaccines is the TAK-003 ...
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Two types of dengue vaccine have been approved and are commercially available. Dengvaxia became available in 2016, but it is only recommended to prevent re-infection in individuals who have been previously infected. [13] The second vaccine, Qdenga, became available in 2022 and is suitable for adults, adolescents and children from four years of ...